Friday, January 4, 2013

In search of a nicer looking cast on for ribbing, I
ran onto this e-wrap cast on.It looks
really nice, as close to a hand knit cast on as I’ve seen and is just so easy
and simple. If you can e-wrap, you can
do this ribbing cast on.It doesn’t
flare, has elasticity to match the ribbing, goes back into shape after
stretching and the back side looks as nice as the public side. My first sample was knit with a lightweight worsted
roving type yarn on my midgauge machine.I think this cast on method will lend itself nicely to any ribbed band. The second sample shows sock ribbing with sock yarn.

An afterthought....I should note that any e-wrap cast on should be preceeded by several rows of waste yarn and ravel cord. This will give the e-wrap more stability and allow weights to be hung to give a nice even cast on. Your carriage will love you for it and you will like the results.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

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﻿﻿I love mittens but don't like not being able to use my fingers while wearing mittens. So fingerless mitts are the perfect answer for me. They can be knit plain to be practical or in nice patterns for a good looking mitt. Here's my pattern.

Thumb Gusset:
1.RC000.T 4.
2.Increase one st at the beginning of each of
the next 16 rows.(I use the 2 prong
tool to move the sts out, then fill the empty needle with the
‘heel’taken from the next st toward the
center of the bed)
3.Starting on the side away from the carriage,
manually remove8 sts from the edge of
the needle bed on several rows of waste yarn, leaving
the remaining hand stitches on the machine.4.K1R across and remove the same number of sts
on the other side away from the carriage.

Upper Mitten:
1.RC000.2.T4,K
8 to 10 rows.(Or length desired)
3.T2 + one click, K 7 rows, or length
desired.(COR)
4.Latch 1x2 rib on the 7 rows.
5.Back stitch BO.(I prefer from right hand side)Thumb:
1.RC000.2.With purl side facing you and center thumbs
neighboring each other, pick up and hang on the needle bed 16 thumb sts from each piece of waste
yarn PLUS 2 full sts, one from each side of the body at
the seam side.3.T4,K
2rows.(Or length desired)
4.T2 + one click, K 6 rows (COR).May need to knit 1 more row to move carriage
to the right hand side.
5.Latch rib in 1x2.
6.Back stitch BO.

Notes:
1.Use your ribber to work the ribbing instead
of latching the ribbed rows.
2.Length of the hand, thumb or ribbing may be
adjusted by adding or subtracting rows.
3.Cables, fairisle, tuck or other patterning may be used in
the hand portion, but keep in mind that most patterning may alter the gauge.
4.You may omit the ribbing on the thumb and/or
hand if desired, but the edges will curl unless treated otherwise, such as
a crocheted edging.
5.Make 2nd mitt to match, unless
using a pattern design on the back.Then
begin CO on oppositeside of machine and reverse all shaping.
6. Mitts may be knit in the round on machines with ribbers. My trick to that is making the upper hand and thumb ribbings separately and grafting from the purl side afterward.
7. The mitts may be worn over little knit gloves found at our favorite discount chain store. But CO sts or tension may need to be increased to fit comfortably over the gloves. They will be nice and toasty.